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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Judge who granted Palestinian family right to live in UK made wrong call, says Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer near a car
At PMQs, Keir Starmer said it should be parliament that makes the rules on immigration and the home secretary was looking into the legal loophole. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

A judge who granted a Palestinian family the right to live in the UK after they applied through a scheme originally meant for Ukrainian refugees made the wrong decision, Keir Starmer has said.

A family of six seeking to flee Gaza were allowed to join their brother in the UK after an immigration judge ruled that the Home Office’s rejection of their application breached their human rights, it emerged on Tuesday.

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